HON 110: Cultural and Service Requirements
As a requirement of the Honors Freshman
Seminar, we offer you the opportunity to learn about cultural and
service/volunteer activities in the Wilmington area and on campus! To complete
the class and to be in good standing in the Honors Scholars Program, you need to
do the following:
| Cultural
Activities: 3 cultural activities and reactions required Fall semester/ 2 more
required Spring semester |
Service/Volunteer Projects- 2 service projects and reactions required Fall semester |
| As a first year student
in the Honors Program, you are expected to attend at least
5 different cultural activities
at UNCW or in the Wilmington area during the academic year. As part of your HON 110 class requirements, you are
expected to attend at least 3 of the five this fall semester. You will write a
short reaction (1-2 typed pages) to each activity and turn that in to
your HON 110 instructor.
For the other two activities (in the Spring), you
turn in your reactions to the Honors House mentors or to the Honors Office.
Please remember that we have many free events on campus and in the community.
Also Honors students can obtain vouchers or tickets for some events. Come by
the Honors Office. We encourage group attendance at these activities. |
As honors students in
high school, you were typically involved in volunteer opportunities such as
tutoring, environmental awareness projects. etc. As part of your HON 110 class,
we urge you to find new ways to volunteer in your new community! You are
expected to participate in at least two different service activities
(involving a minimum of 4 hours of service) in the Fall semester. One of
these can be a class-related group activity. You will need to turn in a
typed reaction to each service experience, 1-2 pages in length, to
your HON 110 instructor.
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| To earn full credit,
you need to describe what you did briefly, then react to the experience by
answering the following questions: How was this a new cultural experience for
you? How did this activity help you learn more about the arts, history,
traditions, norms of the campus or the Wilmington area? What did you learn?
Did you learn anything new about the area, residents of Wilmington, or yourself
through this activity? Is this an activity that you'd like to do again? One
that you would recommend to others? You can certainly include other comments as
well.
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To earn full credit, you need to describe what you did briefly, then react
to the experience by answering the following questions: How did this activity
serve the UNCW or Wilmington community? Did you learn anything new about the
area, residents of Wilmington, or yourself through this activity? Is this a
volunteer activity that you'd like to do again? One that you would recommend to
others? You can certainly include other comments as well. |
| Why are "Cultural
Activities" required? One definition of "culture" that describes the class
philosophy is: "The shared values, traditions, norms, customs, arts, history,
institutions, and experience of a group of people." So this is your chance to
learn about the norms, customs, arts, history, etc. that are important at UNCW
and in Wilmington. You should try something new to expand your horizons! |
Some Volunteering Ideas: Tutoring (Learning Center, Math Lab); Service Plunges (Center for Leadership Studies coordinates these); Service projects with clubs (like Honors Scholars Association). More ideas: http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/leadserv/volunteer.htm |
| Examples of Cultural
activities: Culture/History of
Wilmington: Cape Fear Museum, Carriage Rides/ Historic Tours Downtown, Fort
Fisher Museum Arts: Cinematique,
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, gallery shows (New Elements, NOFO), Wilmington
Symphony, Thalian Hall Productions, UNCW Theatre productions, campus art
exhibits Link to many of the Cultural
and Arts events/programs on campus: River/Sea/Animals: NC
Aquarium, Wilmington Serpentarium, Henrietta Riverboat cruise and historic tour Unacceptable activities:
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